Springfield Hadassah General Meeting - Springfield Library

The Springfield Chapter of Hadassah will host a general meeting on Thursday, April19, 12:30 PM, at the Springfield Public Library.

The meeting is devoted to Holocaust Remembrance.  Ms. Miriam Gershwin of Springfield, a Holocaust survivor, is in charge of the meeting. 

The program will include a significant candle lighting ceremony during which survivors and a righteous gentile  will light six candles memorializing the six million Jews who perished because of  the Holocaust.  Paulette Dorflaufer, a holocaust survivor, born in Marseilles, France, will speak with the group.

This meeting is open to the public.  A light luncheon along with coffee, tea and cake will be served.  Non Hadassah members who are planning to attend are requested to contact Hadassah president, Rona Zandel, at 973.379.9498.